Cyclists including hundreds of families took the fight for a better deal to the streets of Glasgow today for the very first time.

In a continuation of Saturday’s protest rides in Aberdeen, Edinburgh and Inverness, the 6th edition of Pedal on Parliament rolled into the city centre for the first time this afternoon, with a demand for better conditions for cycling.

Baking in fine spring weather well over a thousand riders descended on George Square to make their case directly to city leaders and to Scotland’s Transport Minister Humza Yousaf.

Across Scotland over the full weekend this totalled over 5000 cyclists all together.

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Organiser Lizzie Reather said: “Glasgow stands at a crossroad. For decades, it’s been hollowed out by urban motorways, despite having the lowest car ownership levels in Scotland.

"Now, finally, it looks as if it’s taking its first steps towards rebalancing its streets towards people. Today’s protest has shown that there’s a huge appetite for this change in the city.”

People Make Glasgow bike hire scheme operator nextbike made 200 free hires available for the day.

Attending the protest, father of two John Chivall said, “I want my children to lead active, healthy lives, but as a family we too often have to resort to using the car for short journeys as Glasgow doesn’t yet have a joined-up network of safe cycle lanes.

"The South West City Way is a great start, but we urgently need more investment in building high quality protected cycle lanes on all main routes to enable families like mine to choose the healthier and more sustainable option of cycling to school, shops and work.”